Digital Collections

- Balancing monkey toy.
- Toys [lcsh];
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Saguaro cactus pencil holder.
- Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Gila River Relocation Center [lcna]; Concentration camps -- Arizona [lcsh]; Wood-carving [lcsh]; Found objects (Art) [lcsh];
- The wooden base is made from a crate box. The pencil holder was made at Gila River Relocation Center.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Fossilized fern on stone.
- Concentration camps -- Utah [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Fossils [lcsh]; Central Utah Relocation Center [lcna];
- Found by an internee at Topaz Relocation Center.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Students moving tables and chairs from the Poston II Relocation Center school.
- Concentration Camps -- Arizona [lcsh]; School buildings [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Japanese American children [lcsh]; Poston Relocation Center (Poston, Ariz.) [lcna];
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Japanese Americans pounding rice to make mochi.
- Rice -- Social aspects [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Social life and customs [lcsh];
- Mochi is a round rice cake and is served as part of the Japanese New Year celebration.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- White crocheted dog with red ribbon tied around neck.
- Tule Lake Relocation Center [lcna]; Concentration camps -- California [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Stuffed animals (Toys) [lcsh]; Teachers -- California [lcsh]; Silverthorne, Eada [aacr2];
- Stuffed dog given to Mrs. Eada Silverthorne from an anonymous person interned at Tule Lake Relocation Center. Eada Silverthorne was a teacher at Tule Lake.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Reiko Nagumo outside on sidewalk.
- Nagumo, Reiko [aacr2]; Japanese Americans -- California -- Los Angeles [lcsh]; Japanese American children [lcsh];
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Yellow, gold and white miniature origami umbrella.
- Tule Lake Relocation Center [lcna]; Concentration camps -- California [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Decorative arts [lcsh]; Found objects (Art) [lcsh]
- Made from Merit cigarette packs at Tule Lake Relocation Cener.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Miniature origami umbrella.
- Tule Lake Relocation Center [lcna]; Concentration camps -- California [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Decorative arts [lcsh]; Found objects (Art) [lcsh];
- Made from cigarette packs at Tule Lake.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Girl's leather button-up shoes.
- Clothing and dress [lcsh]; Japanese American children [lcsh];
- Worn by daughter of Japanese American farmers from West Sacramento.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Western States Life Insurance Company promotional bank.
- Japanese American business enterprises -- California -- Sacramento [lcsh]; Advertisements [lcsh];
- Promotional item from Western States Life Insurance Company, San Francisco. Stamped on front: "Compliments of I. Sugiyama".
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Suribachi used to crush toasted sesame seeds.
- Concentration camps -- United States [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Kitchen utensils [lcsh];
- Used by a Japanese American family during internment.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Wooden recipe box.
- Woodwork [lcsh]; Uyemura, George [aacr2]; High school students [lcsh];
- Recipe box made by George Uyemura for his sister Mildred in junior high or high school shop class. Most likely made pre-World War II.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Japanese New Year's greeting painted on postcard.
- Japanese American art [lcsh]; Calligraphy [lcsh]; Postcards [lcsh]; New Year's Day cards -- Japan [lcsh]; Tsuruda, Yoshio Harry [aacr2];
- Postcard was printed in Tokyo Japan, but was originally a postcard of only flowers. Yoshio Harry Tsuruda most likely painted the calligraphy. Tsuruda family name appears on lower left corner. It appears to be neither mailed nor does it have any...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Red cow toy with bobbing head.
- Japanese Americans -- Social life and customs [lcsh]; Talismans [lcsh];
- Good luck charm for those born in the year of the cow.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- War Relocation Authority Workers Pass for Osamu Oseto.
- Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Tule Lake Relocation Center [lcna]; Concentration camps -- California [lcsh]; United States. War Relocation Authority. [lcna]
- The workers pass allowed the bearer to leave the internment camp to work at Mess Management from the hours of 4:30am to 8:00pm. Osamu Oseto was originally from Loomis, California and resided at Ward 4, Block 12, #1213-CD while interned at Tule Lake...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Mahogany stained wood pedestal [top view].
- Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Concentration camps -- United States [lcsh]; Woodwork [lcsh]; Decorative arts [lcsh];
- Used to display vases, dolls, etc. Made in internment camp.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Four Issei Japanese American men in field.
- Japanese American men [lcsh]; Nagumo, Shoji [aacr2];
- Far right, Shoji Nagumo, and other unidentified men.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Kokeshi doll (woman with baby on back).
- Japanese -- Social life and customs [lcsh]; Kokeshi dolls [lcsh]; Folk art -- Japan [lcsh]; Toys [lcsh];
- Traditional Japanese folk dolls made of wheel-turned wood, consisting of a head and body with no limbs. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and are painted to give them distinguishing features. Originally, Kokeshi dolls were made as...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Temari thread ball with geometric pattern.
- Japanese -- Social life and customs [lcsh]; Temari [lcsh]; Folk art -- Japan [lcsh]; Textile crafts [lcsh];
- Decorative textile balls originally used as children's toys in Japan. Today, temari represent a highly valued and cherished gift symbolizing deep friendship and loyalty. It is traditional for a mother to make a ball for her daughter as a New Year...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase